It turns out I had given up on this season too soon.  Caroline reports seeing one of the juveniles tonight.  So, I guess the owl watching season isn’t over just yet!

I wasn’t able to find the owls last night or tonight. This may mean they have dispersed. Watching birds grow up is always disappointing at the end. There isn’t a group hug, like when your kid go off to college. They just disappear. So, eight months of study ends with a sigh, “they’re gone”.

A few weeks ago, as part of the promotional efforts to support Marie Winn’s wonderful book, Central Park in the Dark, we went on a walk with Margot Adler from NPR.  Today, Ms. Adler’s story about the book was broadcast on All Things Considered.

Tonight, started with an owl in the exact spot as last night.  This never seems to happen, so we were all surprised.  We got to see two owls in the roost tree and got to see some stretching.  The robins gave the owls something of a break tonight.

They flyout was quick, with two owls going down to ground level quickly.  Once stayed close by for about 20 minutes giving me great looks from close up.  It then made its way south.  A few calls were made.  We’re beginning to wonder if the kids aren’t close to splitting up.

Tonight started slow.  It took a great deal of effort to find one sleeping owl.  The robins weren’t much help tonight.

After fly out, one went south along the creek and was mobbed by a few robins.  It was easy to spot and gave us some great looks.  While this was going on, two owls sang from the roost tree.

Later in the evening, two owls were spotted to the north, but we didn’t get any really good looks and certainly no photographs.

Tonight started with the usual American Robin mobbing of the owls.  The family is no longer a unified group, with the younger owls going off ahead of their parents.  It seems as though the young ones try and sneak out while the robins have their attention on their parents.

Tonight, two went north along the creek.  After a few stops, we lost them.

Then we heard two owls near the roost tree, singing to one another.  Leaf cover prevented us from finding them.